Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 30, 1876, Page 8

' 8 TUE; CHICAGO TRIBU THURSDAY, MARCH 30, 1876 THE CULy. GENERAL NEWS: The temporatnro yestorday, ns observed by BManasse, optician, No, 88 Madison atroct (finn- ‘une Building), was at 8 8. m,, 24 dogroce; 101. m., 28; 19m, 80; 4p.m, 32; 8p.my 30, ‘Barometer, 8s. m., 28.72; 1p. m,, 28.73, Abont half-past 6 o'clock last eveniug, Olicer Princo, of the Central, found an unknown man in aa insonsiblo condition at the coroor of Wash- ington and Clark strosts. Ho was taken to Fare _woll’s drag-store, whore roatorativos svoro ad- ministered, aftor which ho wan tnkon to tho County Hospital. lie is about 60 yoara of ngo, droseod in datk clothing, and unablo to give bis Dame or realdonce. ‘The Committee of Citizons reaiding slong the orthwestorn Railroad, intercated in securing more froquont trains nnd_ cheaper fares, mot eaterday at tho ofice of Warren, Keonoy & Co, . 102 Washington streot, and ndgated 8 train gahodule, which thoy hoped the Hailroad Com- pany would adopt. Mossre. J.B, Adama, H. M. Kidder, and J. F. Keonoy woro appointed to comer on the eubjoct with the railroad authori- ties. 1, Couch, proprictor of ihe Tromont House, how fiend a ‘reniae to tho public which begins with tho admission that exorbitant pricos have bocn taken from tho travoling public for hotel mandation, and ends with the information that, in fature, quests ‘will recoive the attentions and enpoy tho eloganctos of his great hostolry for the ante-war figure of €9.60 pordsy. This 4g hore moted from the resgon that it is about the aight tlvin g, aud dosoryea to bo encouraged, Henry Birank, an old Chicago studont, and re- eontly Pxotosaor of-Elocution ‘at Cornell College, Towa, gavo 8 lary oly-attonded ontortninment last ovoning ai} She Northwestern Consneraroeys No. 870 Wabash avenue. Tho programmo om! raced ‘Tho Grads of the Bolts,” Dickons’ + Child Wifo,” Tro whridgo’s* Vagahonds,” and the dec- Mamation ot © Shamus O'Brien ” and “ Cassius Inatigatio, Brotus,"@hir.tFrank’s success so 0ms insured. iu #4 without doubt on oxcellont olocutioniat, and bide falr to bocome quite a fayorite, Mr, Hrank wi)l horoafter roside por- manontly io this city or at Evanston, whore bis family reside. NORTHWESTIEA'N RIFLE ASSOCIATION. ‘ELECTIUN OF OFFICERS, ETC. Aftor the concluwlon of the intor-Stato riflo match, hold in this city Inst fall, a mooting of the dologates from tin> contesting clobs was hold at tho Pacific, and it wos decided that it would be for the good of tlre riflo-shooting interost to “hsvo a Northwestorn Rife Association of all the clubs in tho States usualy pssang under that tithe, At tho mecting roferred to tho forma- tion of on Association waa loft in the ‘nonda of the Cbicago ees thot: bay fttorwards Zoppointed 28 a committco peer hie matior in’ chargo J. FP, Root, A. GO. Ducat, J. A. Shaffer, KR. 8. Thompson, B. EB. ‘Bites, and W. Burohar. This Committco pro- coeded to ieeua o call for o meoting of rifle clubs, and named yostorday as sho dato. Ac- ‘eordingly, yesterday afternoon thare gathored in ‘Room No, 1 of the Grand Paciflo the following dologates from tho clubs pominale i cago Ci he Commiltteo above named, a 0. P, Chisholm. Fiencite (E18), ‘Glab—IL, O, Pairehitd, Ttookestor oreinon (ill.) Giub—Gon, Sirong, a8 Proxy. Fon Warso d.) Club—G, E. Folton, as proxy, Wir. Root ealiotl the mooting to ordor and stated its origin ancl objects. Tho latter were to form an Association autirely independent of tho Eastern Associatton, which was sort of close corporation. Ha closod by nominating Mr. Jobneton od Chairman, and that gentloman was elected, On taking hin: eest. he ead that the yentiomen prosont word probably botter shots With tho rife than with the tongua, and he pro- sumed they wero anxious to proceed to busincss. Ou motios: of Rr. Ff Mr, Bliss was elected rotary of tho mooting. e ae Hoot waid that the Committeo had pro- parod A CONSTITUTION, whioh they wa ld aubmit to tho mooting for Ita adoption, Tho -dosument was then read, Boo- tion by section, wlsoussed, amended, and adopt- cd, If provides, Among othor things, that the organization sball bo called the ‘ Northwostorn Hetweettciation s* that it eball bo governed by anccrocutive Conn nittea of cloven; that tho avnual mooting shat! bo held in Chicago the firat Wednoeiay in ‘October, aud that clubs in {hu following tates .eboll be eligible to mom- bership: hie, Indkwwa, Michigan, Illinois, berm an, aud all thi Statas and Vorritoriea west of the Mississippi 2 tiver. "After tho consticution had been thoroughly gono throngh with aud ué ‘o}ted, tho Ausoclution formed under it wont inte an ELECTION OF SFICERS to actvo until tho next auan ial meoting. Follow- {ng 18 tho result : Feenldent—Gen. A, G. Ducat, Firet Vice-Proaldent—A. F, Tod. ‘Aocond Vieo-Prorident-—John Aabaston, Milwatikeo, Scervtary—S. B. Bliss, Chicago. Treasurcr—O. G, Biucktner, Chia'go. Executtye Comunittoo—Porter Phu, Streator, 13 Ti, 0. Yalrebikd, Marinette, Wis.s O, P. Chisholm, ‘Ey 3 ‘Chicazo; J. Ae Blaser, Ohicagor ‘Adama, Chicago. @,. ‘By tho provisions of the conetitntion the frat flye oficers named pre niade mombors of the Executive Committes, so that that body consixta of eloyen neu. The prononaarpncs in favor of Chicago was purposely mado, becauso it waa docemed best to uavo s majority of tho Committcs ‘at tho boadquarters of the Associntion. ‘After tho eloction had beon concluded tho As- sociation adjourned, If tho weather is roasonably good to-day a ehoot will bo bad st tho South Wark rango, in hich tho viaitors as woll ay tho Lome clab will participato, It is oxpoctod that a considorable delegation from Milwaukoo will be prevent. : —_—-— THE SNOW-STORM. ‘TILE DAILUOADS. ‘Tha railronds bave fully rccoverod from tho offects of the enow-storm laal Tucsday, and by yesterday morning tho trains on alltho linca were running on rogular timo, ‘ho snow waa very soft, and therefore but little difficulty waa experienced in removing tho drifts from the tracks ua yoon as the wind had gono down, Tha traius of the Chicago & Alton lnilrond which wore enowed in at Bloomington were ro- lieved during the night aud went on their way rejoicing. ‘Those bound this way arrived hero at so carly hour yostorday morning, and the Bt. ‘Louis night-train oame in almost ou tine. ‘Tho ANinois Central trains wore coming and doparting yostarday as # thoro bad been uo atorm atall, ‘Uho Cincionati trains wero a little behind ime ip the morning, but furthor than that no difliculty was oxpencnoed. ‘ ‘TOL STRUVT-OAR COMPANIES encountered considerable trouble yestorday from the effects of ‘Tuceday's storm, of wich full reports wore given in. youerday ‘famons, All ‘Tuesday night the West Divix- fon Company had its snow-plows out, aud about $00 mon with broome and shovels, who managed to clesr Madigon aod Randolph stroots uuficioatly to resume regular tripa, two horuca only being used. The cars on all the Company's routes wero started ourat the usu hour, though on Milwaukeo ay- enuo, Indiana and Van Duron strosty, four- horso teams had still to bo used, ou account of tho obstinacy of the suow aud its depth. Tho Humboldt Vark ranch cars woro not started ‘until afternobn, About 8v0 oxtra hauda woro still at work cloaning sho road yostorday, and by to-day all the cars will bo running oa uaual, Tho South Division Campuny olso Lad an im- mene force of men st work Tuvcsday night in addition to their wnow-plows, and by 2 o'clock youtorday morning thoy bad Stato atrect opon, ‘All its cars wore run by thie corporation yostor~ day ut regular intervals, ‘Sho Nurth Division Company got sufiiciently cleared by youterday worming to bo able to stark its Lorraboe atroet and Lincoln Part cara, which were ran 4 irregular intorvala. Tho Wella stout hue was not closrod fill ufternon, gud the heavy drifts near Lincoln Purk wero ra- moved with great difliculty. Vuring the aftor~ noon the Company munaged to clear up its roads, ‘nd to-day will Lsve all ite cara Tunuing as usual, —— THE CITY-HALL. The City Collector's rocoipte yasterday amounted to about $400, Water rents ycetorday wore $1,283, and re- solpts from the City Collector Siu. Work on tho Fullerton ayenue condult Is pro- greaulug rspidly and satisfactorily. About 1,600 foot have been couptoted. ‘There atill romain 6,000 feet, Marubal Goodell fe still detained from bis du- ties by aicknous, which, though reportod not se- Hous, is troublesome, Jie wav said to have been wos quite wo wel! yesterday, ‘Tho Mayor aud tho Finauce Comuittoe adver- tive thia worming the proposition ailawing a sobato on taxes uot yot duo if paid boforu w cer- tain date. Or, to speak more in accordance with the law) which govern tho matter, thoy will pay vaneton. svereaux, Fort Wayne, intorost on monoy advanced to the city In that way. Ald, Tom Stout is conalderably worked up over tho way ho bas beon bandled without ores in bis ward, and givos vont to his fool- fas in a motiner complimentary neither to his conatitnents nor tho candidates for the oftire bo now holds, io protenda to be contident of ro- election. : Bnilding Inspector Batley yesterday paid a visit to tho foundations of tho new kitcben to the Connty Hospital, to seo that no work was being dono on that portion that had been begun contrary to tho city ordinances, Ife found that work Lad ceased upon the defective foundations and wos under way on another portion which wna boing dono correctly, Ho, hoover, loft ono of his men thoro to seo that all wont well, To-day ho will havo thoservices of experts, who will pass upon tho style of fondations, and aleoupor tho quality of mortar used. Bomo gonlue has at fast strick an idos, and haa invented 8 Iamp-post stroet-sign that can engily bo scen in tho night whon tho gas is light- od, which ja moro than can bo enid of the pra antatyle of eign. Tho now ona ia simply a picco of gines with the stroct nama painted thercon, ant {a go attached to tho Iamp that tha light ehines throtgh it, making the namo plainly ds cornible, Thoro aro other and similar doviecs in posecssion of tho Board of Public Works, which it would bo plonsed to adopt woro not monoy fo scarco, as many compinints Lave beon made of tho preaont streot guides. oa CRIMINAL. Flora Crandall ia onco moro in the tolls for breaking the window of a esloou on Wost Ran- dolph street Inet night. Flors awaits transpor- tation to Felton’s from the Madison Stroct Bta- tion, LL. I. Sawyer, charged with appropriating s trade-mark of anothor’s business, appeared bo- fore Justice Foote yestorday and gave bonus to tho amount of ©200 for furthor appearanco April 5. Christian Smith’s hired man had a dog in his omployor’s baru, Martin Gallagher's boy kopt fooling around the dog and got bitton, so Mat- tin had Christian arrested and brought betore Justice Foote, but Smith was discharged. A boy named Charles Walkor, only 13 yonrs old, successfully picked the pocket of a lady aud extracted ber wallet. As ho was about to cs- capo, & mau named J. M. Vallington, who had witnessed the gomo, took the lad in chargo and conveyed him to tho Armory. Elizabeth Smith, who bad R. J, Thomas are rested some time ago for robbing her of 2450, tho case being dismissed for want of prosecution, has again complained to Justice Footo, and there 18 warrant for Thomae’ arrest on nectargo of disorderly conduct. Both partica are colorod, and Thomas is tho porson who was lately brought from Washington by Dotective Scott, chargod with tho thoft, A.N. Roo attempted to throw vitriol in the foce of s awitchman named LH. Gillen, last evon- ing, at the Sangamon streot railrond-crossiog. 'Tho chargo foll short and landed on tho victim's breast, damaging his linen boyond repair. pooma that Gillon witnoased tho osuailaut cntor- ing a questionable houso a abort timo ago, and informed on him, which was tho provocation for the attack. Both wero atrosted. . C. A. Konda! nsgumos the charactor of a dt toctive on tho public nighway without warrant of law. Yoste nf he followed s gentleman namod James Kolly, » guest af the Sherman House, into the regidonce of 8 citizen, cod at- tempted to blackmail Lim, Kelly was’ too in- quisitive for tho self-conetituted dotective, and did not respond to bis demands. Ho left n do- scription of the chap nt tho Sixth Procinct Sta tion, aud ho was arrested at McCabe's ssloun, on Deuptaincs street, oon aftor, Detoctivo MeGanglo arrested Tied Adams, alias "* Jack," and John Wilson, alids “ Becfoy,” two monte mon, the former of whom arrived Tuosday night on the 9 o'clock train of the Michigan Southern, and lodged them in tho Armory a8 vogrants, David Goitior, alias “' Jow Dayo," and Hugh Higgins, alias “ Threo-Toed Higgins,” wero ron in by Detoctivo Ilaumgan ‘on tho samo chargo. An execution for the con- finomont of Higgins in the House of Correction ta yot in force, aod will bo servod this morniug in Summerfleld’a Court, Ernst Stock, who keorau saloon at No, 187 Bodewick street, was visited youterday afternoon by two mon, ooo of whoni roprosuntod hia eolf as a royenuo ollicer, aud accuscd Btock of having in bis store whisky barrels without tho requisite stamps. Conecious of his innoconco, and suspecting that he was being imposed upon, Stock refused the friondly offer of his visitur to compromise the matter, and called in a polico- man, who speedily took the two mon undor his wing and escorted them to Commissiouor Doyac's olfice to anawor to tho chatge of por- sousting a Government ofiicer. There thoy yavo the names of Charles Need and William Pattorn. After hearing thoovidence, Commissioner Hoyno hold Neod in $1,000 bail to the Grand Jury, aud aischarged bis companion, who bad not beon on active participant inthe gamo, Need was lodged in jail, not fuding any one to go his security. Tho cleaning cutabliahmont of Suitzer, at No. 128 Dearborn stroct, was entered by burglars Tucsday olght, and slot of clothtog, valued at $100, carried off. About 2 yesterday moruing Datective Ryan noticed . William Edmonds and John Donaghuo, ating * Dublin,” two notorious thieves, creoping cautiously aloug Randolph atroot, noarJofferson, As thoy camo opposite an alloy the twain disappenred thoroin, followod by Ryan, After o momont's stay thoro they soparated, dmonds returning to Iandolph gtreat and Donaghuo continuing on in the alloy, which turna o sharp cornor aud terminates in Desplaince street, Edmunds was taken in chargo of Ryan after somo fruitless ciforts to cxcaps, and the detective, grasping him firmly by the hand, forced his privoner to run with him aftor the pal, They came up with him on Dosplaincs stroot, wid, after a desperate oncounter with the thioves, Ryan subdued both by boating thom ond atarted for tho Hta- tion, Whon ho had gotton noar the corucr of Dasplaines and Waabington streets, Donaghuo slipped out of bis coat sud ran ju the direction of Lako stroct. Fortuvately for tho ofll- cor gentleman named W. F, Patil- Ton,” residing, at No, 123. Washington stroot, came along, and observing — tho oflicor’s dilemma, tola him to pursno the fugitive and be would cure for Edmonds, After tho excaping prisoner bad run soyoral blocka Ryan cumo up with and securod bin. Voth woro taken to tho station and locked up, whou it vas ascor- tained that thoy bad robbud Snitzer’s, and a weatch was mado for tho clothing, resulting in tho recovery of a portion which was returned to the owner. The prisoners sro both well-known uight-workera nnd desporato characters. Their capture id a good job, and the nerve of dtyan aa nlgo ‘that of the citizen who ausisted are to bo commondad, A FEMALE CAND BUARM. ‘Tuesday evouiug a woman named Sarah Pat- terron wan artosted by Detective Elliott und Jacked up i the Coutral on a charga of larcoay. ‘Pho churge was preferrod by a travoling man named Tovk or Schicsaman, who alleged thut sho lad stolen two | diamond atid from him | valued et euud. Sho wou taken to tho Armory yestorday afternoon, and, in thn absence of thu pruso- cuting wituers, releascd on bail to appear this morning. Some two or three months agoa woman made hor ndvent in Milwaukes, and, by hor fascinating address, winning saannerd, otc, hooked 8 wnmber of _ citizens, and before thoy cowprehended the game had lightonod their pockets to the tune of uev- oral thousand dollars. | ‘The modus operandi wos by addresying the victim a note, im which sho niated her desire to negotiate a loan, to confer with him on busineas or some otuer matter, Sho recoived him in ber room at the Vlankinton undo, and in tho course of tho visits Kame of cards was introduced. To mako the thing inter- outing a small bot waa mado, and tho result was invariably iu favor of thy fair uoknown, When eho had bled ber victim to bis limit sho manifest. ed a drowsinous, which provoked his departure, and room was mado for asuccossor. By this means sho way enablod to dopart from that city plothorio with cash and camo to Chi- cago, ‘This is tho story told by the detectives, but Chief Heck, of Milwaukeo, who way in tho city yesterday, staton that part of hor life in his bailiwick iy pure romance. Ou hor return to Chicago abe rogistered of the Palmer lfouso, aud was weon thoro by a frloud of Levi, who advigod him, io sought hor acquaintauco and viitted hor rooms ou Monroe street where ho cluimato have lost the diamonds, Sho ig u wornun well known to a soloct fow in this city a9 an orport baudlor of cards, und an adept at any gamo played with thom. A year or more ago she cectipled rooms at the nortuwost corner of Green aud Madiwon streots, which were visited by wen of the towa, Oneearching bor baggago apomber of cnvelopod addressed to ditterent partios were found, but whother thoy are inteud- ed victitos is unkvown, A LOVELY TRIO, Ao article appeared in Tux Trinuxe some wooks ago, iilats showed upaprofeavioual bonda- man and bow be committed perjury by wwoaring to the ownership of a piece of property de- weribed in a bogus deed which property was proved to belong to some one beude the perjurer, and the dood was discovered to have. been doctored by some ous, aud aw sho bas tro knowledged by Eugeno Hartman, Teano A brothers, Georgo, 8 Constable, and lawyor. ‘Recent dovolopments have brought the threo | into unouvinblo —notorioty, = Tae foots in 8 caso which camo light yeatordny bo brioft: may iy summed up as follows : Jozea Mntthiogon, tho complainant tu the caso, has sworn to Justice Meech that Max Wolmph enmo to him witha note for salo, which was gecitrod by a trust-dood. Woimph referred Matthiezon to Isnso. Hartman, who he anld was ‘one of the beat lawyors in town,” Hartman's advice, Matthioson gave Woimph $100, and took the note and deed, which {a for o piece of propurty which ia ssid not to ‘be in oxistenco. Tho deed was not acknowlodged, and had novor beon recorded, aud was unmis- takably :drawo up for tho purpose of skin- ning somebody. Matthicsen discovored tho {road practiecs and Wolmph and Llsrtman woto arrestod for conspiracy, ‘They were bronght bofore Justice Maoch, but, knowing that ho was cognizant of cortain facta of a liko character, thoy took a chango of venue to Juatico Halnes, who betd thom for appearance April 7 in bonds of $600 each, ‘Now, Engeno Hartman, tho notary, figured conspicuonsly In a suit boforo mentioned whoro ho attempted to beat hin landlord out of two soars’ ront by appealing to the Circuit Court on one of these spurious bonds, which got a young wan into sorioua trouble for perjury, Tho young follow was lodged in jail, and acknowl- edged thot Hartman was the cause of all his trouble in gotting him inthosceapo, Isnso Tart- man, the lawyer, is ssid to bo the author of mort of tho false doods that bavo beon montioned in thia conneetlon, He has boon shrawd onough to kop his namo out of tho transaction, though ho bas Foaped most of tho benofits, Io turns, a is stated, tho doeds over to his brother to acknowledge, and somo aimplo- ton is roped in to do tho necossary porjury. Thngs.a syatom of professional bonding {8 car- riod on, It has always bocn s pource of Sonor ancoto tho Justices of the Poseo to havo thie not of rascals about thoir premisos, and Justice ‘Mocch haa beconie a torror to them by branding them with there propor pypalintionn and dnving thom from his court. ‘o him is due most of tho praisa for breaking wp ot least one branch, and a large ono, of tho nofarious business, sod itfis hoped that tho wholo ges will be discov- rod aud rooted out. —-—_ THE COUNTY BUILDING. The Groud Jury for the April term of the Criminal Court will be impanclod Monday. Abdovy of Commlesionera and the County At tornoy visited the Insano Asylum yostorday. Tho Collector of the Town of Palatine turned hia books over to the County Collector yestor- day. To-morrow will end Judge McAllister’a torm in tho Criminal Court. Judge Moore snd he oxchango places Monday. Commiasionor Guenthor has beon urgod to accont the office of Supervisor in his town for another yoar, but respectfully doclinos. ‘The Town of Worth ia s model. its exponses for salaries for town officers for. the past yenr wero ng follows: Suporvisor, $11.60; two Highway Commissioners, $50; Troasuror of Highway Commisstonors, 210 ; Assessor, S195; and Town Clerk, $40. Total, $339.60, Tho town which had a moro economical administra- tion of its affairu for the past yoar has not yet boon heard from. ‘TU LATEST EVANGELIST, “Bonjamin, of England,” baa pis successor. Yoatorday a man named Alfred Kendall prenent- ‘od himself at tho jail and naked to bo locked up, that he might bavo opportunity to labor with the piisoners for the effivation of thelr vouls, Ils request Was denied, and ho was informed that to gain admission ho must go forth snd commit somo crime, ote. ‘The individaal then filed a Jongthy afldavit with the Sheriff socting forth that bo was born in Now York; that on tho 20th inat. be began boarding at No. 156 Wost Monroo stroot, in this city; that “aftorbo had rotired to rost, his room was entored by difforont persons, without hig conaont and against his wishos, who, im de- flance of tho law of tho State, tho ancient laws of buildings, and tho laws of God, maliciously and dishonorably injnred tho person and hoalth of this deponent by disaipating hin affections, or by attempting to dissipate thom, and by provont- ing him front breathing by kooping bis month and nose closed at divors timoy, ond that, to the best of his knowlodge and boliof, two of tho porsous wero James IL McCausland and N. B. Douglass, both auppoood to be resi- dents of tho City af Chicozo, and both of them threatened to kill him A. D, 1860, or about that time.” Tho aftidavit continues to sot forth that tho atfiant was in 1861 baptized in the Protestant Episcopal Church, located on Twolfth stroct, Philadelphis, and that ho was croated 9 “Deacon, priost, ministor, and Blabop,” aod “ed- pocially ompowered and roi ucsted ” to pray for any ond oll prisouors ; that ho waa commanded by God to bo in tho presonco of tho prisoners, for whom ho should pray; therefore, bo makes ap- plication * te bo porinitted to entor tho prisons of the city, that tc may be enabled to oboy tho lnwa of the Church, the commands of God, and to do his daty to hs people according to tho dic- tates of his own conselonce.” ‘To-morrow id i pane day tu tho County Court, and itisa vory singular colucidence that o nomber of casos wore banded iu for trial tho samo hour that the aboyo adtidavit was laid bofore the Shoriff. —— ANNOUNCEMENTS, ‘Thora will hes meoting of the Ladies’ Canton- nist Association this afternoon st Rooms Far- woll Hall, All ladies intoreuted are urged to at- tend, Tho regnlar monthly meoting of the Chicago Woman's Christian Tomporanco Union wilt bo held in Room 8, 148 Madison streot, Friday, ut 1a. m. ‘Tne monthly meating of the Borrd of Manag- ors of the Soldiers’ ome will be hold at tho realdonco of Dr. Hamitl, 629 Wabash avenue, Friday, at 2 o’clock p,m. Tho Rt-Noyv. tho Bishop of tho Diocese will yisit tho Church of the Asconston this ovening, ond administer tho apostolic rite of confirma- tion. ‘The servicoa will be full choral, com- moucing at 8 o'clock. On account of the storm which provailed 'Tucsdny, the necktic complimentary of the Wont End Sodinl Club, which was to have boon givon on that evoning at Campboll Lall, was post~ ponod until Friday evening. A public meoting will bo bold In Lowar Iarvait Hiall this ovoning, to organize a Bund of Hope in connection with evorybody's Sunday-sabool. ‘Vo Rov, J. Monroo Gibson will dotiver tho opan- ing addross, ond ,good music will be in attond- ance, npon him, Tho eaten of tlekets for Tilton’s lectura con- tinue large. Tho Broollyn Eagle vaya of this lecture: “Vor brilliuncy of Inuguage, graceful ness of gouture, daiutinous of fancy, and a lively flow of thought. Mr, ‘Tilton is to-day without & rival on tho rostrum.” Tho Bunday Lecture Society offer a musical entortaiument next Sunday. Tbe populer and favorito Hutcbinnon Family will give one of their dolightful concerts, in which their most charting aud popular yongs sad molodios wilt iven., Admission, 10 cents. Tickots at Jan- von, McClurg c& Co,’s sud at the door, W, MLR. Fronch will deliver an iMustrated Jecturn—tho titst of a serica of locturoe upon artiatio topice—upon "The Artistio Qualities of the Modora Caricaturixty,” with imitations of the drawings of Cullray, Cruikshank, Leach, and othors, in tue Jesture-room of the Union Park Congregational Church this evening at 8 o'clock. Au ontertainment for newatoys: and bootblacks will be given this ovoning in the Nowsboys' Homo, under the augpices of the " Woman's Christian mporance Umon." Misa Willard will give an address, with illustrations, aud the boys will be eilorded an Chportunity, to forma military com- pany, aud will receive instractions in military drill, Arich treat will be onjoyed by those who at- tond the ontertninmont, consisting of recitations and rusle, to ve givon this evening in the [rat Christian Chureh, corner of Indiana avenue and Twenty-fifth street. Alre, Leura. ainty, the favor OC Route Bide wocinl alecte: » Will recite, tractive programms je rapged. Price of adtalesion Bceuta, ais ——_ SUBURBAN. RYANSTON, The Ectoctic Clab met at the residence of Afr. Goorge 8. Lord Monday eveuing. A communi- cation was recoived from the Evauston Social Club, inviting tho membors to attend the en- tortainment to be givon this evening. The play to bo presented iv “Among the Breakers,” for which careful preparation Las been made, A ‘Tuesday oyeuing’s session of the Hurd-Browd ebturch trial dovoloped but little of intorest, tho evourng being occupied mostly in discaguion, ‘Tne Village Trustoos were “snowed in" Tuew- day avoniug, and, failing to secure & quorum, an adjournment for une wook was ordered. — Lundborg’s California Water for tolletand bath ; delightfullyfragrant and refreabiog BOSTON. Something Abont Evacuatton-Day--+ Qoorge Washington’s Medale-« What Wendell’ Philips Might Have Sold, Tho Atlontio Monthly Doing the Goatennial * Business—The Powdor-Magazina of the Country, a Vortrait.-Who Sat for Mr, Athalon ‘The Artistic and Emotional. From Our Oren Correspondent, Boston, March 26,—Dored and tired to denth a8 wo aro, horo on this“ encrod soll,” by tho raptdly-accumulating anntyoresry oxplotis, I must say there was something rathor fino and suggostivo in somo of tho features of Evacua- tlon-day, aftor oll, And I lave good reauon to think that the Women’s Uentennial Committco, with their occupation and proceedings at tho Old Sonth Church, waa tho bout of the fraturcs, becauso tho backgroupd, for ono reason, waa fullest of roally romantlo associations. And then tho long squabble amongst the tax-payers of what was tobo tho fato of the venerable building, and the conclusion which sooms to bo artivod at, that it will be presorved for momorial ‘neos, added to tho flavor of tho whole mesting. ‘Tuo weathor wan the worat of tho wintor, cold, snowy, andrainy. Bat the audionco was largo, and no wondor, for TIE PICK OF DOSTON'’A DEST BPEAKERS-— James Frooman Clarko, Edward Hyerett Ifalo, and Charlos Francis Adams—wero amonget those ‘who waro to hold forth upon the occasion. 1 don't think anybody folt ocer:chctmed with enthusiasm, becavso auch premeditated occasions aro nat tho times and places where the patriotic firo leaps upin spontaneous combustion. But Mr, Halo can alwaya worm himself up into o cortuin grace of sentiment and senso, which wo aro alwayw glod to hear; and James Freoman Clarko will got nawoct nut out of almost any old ahell by the forca of hig choorful optimism. Bt tho applanso didn't follow theso favor- ito epoakors. It remained for tho Hon, Josiah Quincy, whose very namo has a flavor from remotor limos, to bring down the houso, in producing the badge of his rank as military Euslgn from Virginis, and_a locket containing the hair of tho renownod George upon ous sido, and of Airs. Martha upon thoothor. Aftor thig, of course, wo had to Lavo ‘ The Star-Spaugiod Banner” played and sung, and Mra, Houston ‘West and tho band suoceadod in that perform ance yory crcditably, Charles Francis Adams, who ought, according to somo of our Now Iin- gland opinions, to git in tho: Prosidontial chair whon the presont occupant leaves it, spoke briof- lyand woll; and then, with more music, all about Colambia, and more allusions to TLE REMIT OY 1776 AND 1876, the dnty of tho day waa over; for, after sll, it wag obsorved as a duty. It would soom nt Limes that tho firoof what is callod patriotism, or patriotic sontiment, was at a very low obb with ue, But tt ianoteo. Let any aupromoditaccd occasion como up, any acoldent of s moment being out our own country in juxtaposition with another, and how wo answer! How many of us who wore present will over forget tho last Jubi- oo? Wo went with a good deal of curiosity to soo the Fronch, and German, and Euglish bands ; but, when they appeared, aud struck up thoir martial atraine,—whon thoy roturoed our grost- ings with old, worn-out ‘* Yankoo Doodlo,”"—how tho coldest’ New-Englander stamped, and cheerod, and waved all tho pockot-bandker- chiofs be contd sparo from his wot oyos, as, oll atonco, the sentiment and moaning of it all flooded him with a wild rapturo of motion which no intellectual process can over analyze, bub which wo call tho ‘'firo of patriotism” and “Jove of country”! Ef wo bad notto thank Mr, Gilmoro for anything clea, wo ought to thank him forever for making such on cezasion, such an atmosphere of cloctrio sympathy, which brought to the surface emotions that somo of us scarcely wero conscious of possessing, so hiddon away wore thoy under thick Joyers of commonplace and routine. But wo sball not get up ony such emotion in thodo Centennial days, I fancy, At Teast not out of thaso homo yathoringy ond speech-makings, sud Btar-spanglod Bannor singing. By and by, if John Bull comes ovor, ond holds out bis band, aud wo got to talking of old timos, and tho ‘right pulse is touchod, we msy foc! o thrill that shall prew ently send us into shouts and choers, and tho rest of the handkorchicf waying fervor. In tho meantime, we eball ‘got up” Contonnial colobrations by tho sore, and intellectuatly per- ecivo the fino features hero and thoro, but with- out any particular heart-throb, "Fho papers hayealrondy chronicled the moot- ing at Music Hall, with tho tong address by Dr. Ellis, whilo that priuco of orators, WENDEL SHILLI, sat dumb pon, tho platform, with Ralph Waldo Emerson, EK. P, Whipple, ad a dozen othor Night, Dr. Ellis wos oloquent in his way, glving 9 spirited , history of Lvacua- tlon-day, and what’ on inheritance the honesty, aud pluck, 2nd purposo of our an- cestors are to ua; and that wo baven't any right to bo yloomy now, no matter bow pouty oar public charactors soem to be growing, becauso, with such o background aud with such blood, wo shall cortainly tura np trumpa by and by. I don’t woan that tho Rov, Dootor used avy buch flippant or card-playing comparisons a4 ‘those, Dut that his conalusions, sumuiod up, presanted totho mind of tho listoner, whose faith has been a good deal obscured by recent events, nomothing of theso gay results, ,It was oll vory fine, but I think most of tho audience would have been better ploased to have heard tho ringing, elinglug jporiods of tha old Hfon who gat thore upon tho platform in sitonco, Inatend of theso plonsaut, oncouraging words, this declaration that “THE TIME ANE NOT DRVALY; tho mon who Ilye aro not dogoneraty,” how wo ehould havo boon scorcnod, aud scathud, and ar- ralgned as 8 peoply, if that silent voice Lad spoken! And how woshoutd have enjoyod it! ‘We aro not exuctly ina mood to be paticd and encourazod. Wo waut nomebody to cry out in wrath upon theso ways of tho transgressor, somebody to call eyorything by its bad rool unme, and to inatat that we aro all golug to por- dition if wo don’t coufeus our sine and repont with all manner of new lozf-turolngy straight way, And who but Wendoll Phillips coutd havo dono this? Who but he could have mado ovory individual Iistenor feel that ho or sho had part and parcol in the general work of reform ¢ wonder if he thought of this himsolf ax be sat thoro, head drooped, whilo he took iu these fino sentences? If when, once in a while, the blue ey flashed upward, he didn’t think bo would hike to start forward and make minco-meat of overything,—to tell us that groady capital waa AT THE BOTTOM OF ATA. OLN NATIONAL CORBUD- ‘TION, and that rag-money, was ono of the blesued ineans of salvation! Tut, whatover the thought, we didu't get the benofit of it; and so, with o foeling ag If wo had misued something wo ought to baye had, the mecting camo ta on end. How much more of this Coutenuialing we are to havo deponds npon tho historical recordu; ond, 28 this basn’t bogun to bo computod yot, wo might as woll poses our kouls in what pationco wo can until ** the bitter end.” Jt iu noticeable tat the Alantio Afonthly keopa up a porpetual fire of foud rominideun- cow,” culled from uld books, while the other mupe azines are golug on in the usual fastilon bofors a Centonnlal fever broke in upon this dovoted lund, Whethor Mr. Howell thinka that tho raad- ers of his mayazino oxpoct it to be surned into kind of CENTENNIAL POWDER-MAGAZINE, to aend off the patriotic fireworks of the coun- try, or whothor he covsiders this fond remiuis- conving 8 good inyostinent in tha matter of cir- culation, is a question. Mr. Ohurch, in tho Galary for April, expresucs what a good many people foo) with regurd to the whole mattor of his constant exploiting of every Coutennial eyont, in what he says about the Philadelphia Fair: * The intorest aroused scoms to be purely ‘cone of commorcial advantage on tho one sido, and of curiosity on the other.” ‘But to tosve tho whole matter of Contenniale, Jot ua turn to Utorary mattera ; and, uow I have spoken of tho Atlantic Monthly, lot me say, for tho benefit of tho admirars of MLS, FARNELL, IN NOWELTA' "PRIVATE THEAT. nical.” that the knowing orcs say that that pretty piece of fominive coquetry is an out-and-out portrait, This only enhaucos the interest for wise peoplo who want truth and nature, and is, aftor ail, what Thackeray himself confosued to doing when the Amorican girl said to him, Why do you draw such women, , Mr. Thackeray?” “I only paint bolow my eves.” replied the great povelivt, spreading hie hands beforo bim with Bulgnificaut yoature, Mr. Howells, according wo some preity cious critica, who havo Bono knowledge of hia modne-oporandi, has a habit of thns using Ms eycu. Bir, Arbuton, Hr. Mowells’ “Priyate Theatritats”-tirs. Farrell: {n Unnt charming story, “Chanco Acquaintance,” in vaid to bo drawn in characteristlos from indi- vidual nature. But tho fin of at ia, THE MODRL WAR A WouAN TL Tho only slipa in tho porfeot aesping of Mra, Farrell aro naturally enough due to the lack in Mr, Howolls' own temperament. Artist though hho fa, ho ty only go from tho polnt of ohwerva- tion, Hoenn paint what ho sees, Tio is novor enlightonod from within, ‘This quick abserva- tion, and groat skill i handling it, aro so fino and Eaiaplote tu quality that thoy somotitnen docelyo tha ronier that it 1a tho work of that inner light, that warmth and power of conception, which como from tho sympathy of genius alone. But thls aympathy ia novor afraid of emotion, and Mr. Howells is almost comically afraid of it, And, thon the exigencies of tho situation domand any froo oxpression of it, it ia glvon with a half spologetic air of dopreca- tion, and Lurriod away, smuggled off tho econo ea soon os possible, undor cover of a lighter mood, But tt is idlo to find fait with fino art for not boing nature itsolf, Mr, Howells is 9 master of his implemonts, and gives us what is exquisite of its kind, Ho is fully conacious, too, of ine limit, | though hia own words at one timo botrayed that he thought thia Lints of larger rango thay itreally fs. Spoaking of whotis known of tho antistid AND EMOTIONAL LIFENATULE onco, he doclarod that ho carod little, if any- thing, for tlie emotional tn literature, but ovory~ thing for tho artistic, In nature, what we call tho artistic is constantly. pit to confusion, how- over, by naturo itself. But lot us bo thankful for such charming art as wo find iu ‘Private 'Theatrioata,” aud choriah a hLopo that tho May ‘Atlantic, which is advertinod to wind np tho lit- tle play, will not cat it abort in tho tantalizing mannor of “Chauco Acquaiatance.” -N. P. SPORTING, DEATH OF HAMBLETONIAN. AKETOH OF TUT SINE OF THIRTPEN HUNDRED FOALS AND MANY PAST TROTTLNS, New York Heratd, Tlambletonian, a dark, rich bay, with two whito heols sud a etar in forehead, was foaled in 1849, Ho was bred by Jonaa Sooty, of Sugar Loaf, Orange County, and aokd in tho fall of tho game yoor, with hie dam, to W. 3%. Rysdyk for 2125, Wo was nover trained, but as o sire of trotters he stood far sbovo all competitors in (his or any past gonoration. At 4 years old ho waa exhibited at tho Amorican Inetitute Fair, then hold on Third avenue, at Hamilton Bquaro, where ho received third premiom, Dr. Rich's Jupiter taking tho first, aud tho Way stallion, Norman, taking tho socond promium, Hamblo- fonian wos then at tho aetud, having boon put there beforo bo was 2 yoara old, Tho first colt of any morit that he produced was Fillingham, aftorward called George Wilkos, which gave him groat notorioty; ‘but Dextor (the king of trottors) following soon afterward gave Hamblotonian such ronown that mares from all sections of tho country woro sont to him, and tho domands for his gorvices in- creased at such a rato that his ovwnor, Mr. Ryedyk, raisod his price sorvico trom 6100 to 2500, which rato continnod to the timo of his death, During bis carcor at the stud Hamblo- tonian had 1.813 mares and produced about 1,80) foals. ‘Tho horgo was said to bave beon poracasad of considorablo spood ; but, like hia siro, Abdallab, he novor showod it in public, ‘Thoro was 8 story current eomo yoars ago that being on Long Istond, in bis 4-yoar-old form, ho was taken on tho Union courao, and there, in o privato trial, trotted a mile vory Tow in tho forties. But whothor ho could trot fastor not makes Ittle differonco. Ho pro- duced at Icast 100 sons and daughters that could trot fast, fifty of his eons being now in tho std, getting trottera in ovary State in tho Union. atbin 100 miles of New York ho leaves behind him auch good oncsas Ldward Ererott, Volon- toer, Messenger Duroo, Haves, Modinm, Abor- deon, Socrates, Jay Gonld, Uolton, Electioncer, Florida, Middletown, aud dozon otbora, that are improving tho brood of the trotting horse and inoreasing their uzofulneas and valuo. ‘fho old horse died Monday morning botwoon midnight and daylight at tho Rvadyk oftate at Choster, andas it was tho wish of his Into owner, Mr. Rysdyk, that tho horse should bo buried on tho estate, agravo was dug for him yesterday nftornoon bobind tho bara whore ho jived so long. A large box was made for bie body, and he wos buried Tuosdsy. An offer of $1,000 was mado yesterday for his bide, which was rotused, tho wpooulative genius no doubt wishing probably to oxhibit it around the country, ‘The following wag the oxact mossuromont of Hamblotonian: His kneo was 13}¢ inches in circutnferonco, hock 173¢ inches, 16 inobes around the smallost part of the limb and back tondon abovo tho hock. From tha contre of tha hip jot to the point of the book 41 imches; from tho point of stitlo to point of bock, tho longthof thigh, 24 inchos; from point of hock to centro of ouklo joint, 16 inchos; from contro of fore ankloto contre of knca, 1134 inches; from contre of ines to top of forearm joint, 20% Inches. His neck from the notch in the vertebra on hig withers to tho extrome poll 82 inches, and on the nadorside of his windpips was only 16 inches, giving him tho appearance of a horse with a fino crost but very short neck, fis shoulders oxtondod forward of the point very far, and vory strong and prominont, giving Lim a square, maaxive appoarauco, ond ono of great power, From hip to hip bo was 24 inchos, and his back was of modium longth, with round barrel aud poworful hind quartera. ‘ho largo mitsclos of tho quarters came down to within 9 inchos of the hock, and betwoou tho logy be- hind it was simply immense. Ilis neck was not thick or boavy, tho withor flat and low, ho being highor on the ramp than on the withers ; but tho most notable foatara of tho shouldors was the compact nings of bono, tondon, snd muscles go closely knit together as to appear as one, and undistinguishabia tho ono from the othor. His whoulder-biades scomed to rise to the top of the withers, but so closely and firmly was the whole muss united ay co give him great compactuoes and strength, Lhe tail was eot on vorv high, and the whirlbone and buttocls utood high and projected backwards very prominently. In height ho was about 16 hands, Some idea of tho valuo of the groat stallions worvices may be Related by noting that his ger vico of about 2,000 mares, with (ho production of over 1,309 foals, was repaid with foes to the amount of $184,715, to say nothiug of tho ro- suite of 1879, 1674, aud 1876. ——_—_>__— CANADIAN NEWS. Special Dispatch ta Ths Chicago Tribune, Tatavax, March 29,—Tho Provincial Secrotary has givon notico of a rosolution tothe offect that a potition will be prosented to tho Queon, representing the groat importanoo of obtaining tho admixsion of coal mined in Nova Scotia and other products into tho United States froo of duty, aud that this bo secured by such moaus as Jlar Majesty may deen proper. Special Divpatsh to The Chteago Tribune, BMonrnsat, March 29.—Tho survey of the river opposite the city is bolug takon with a viow of further improyemonts by deepouing and re- tioviuy thu rocks that obstruct navigation during the season of low water, A potition mdreesed to the Hon. A. MeKenzio, Minster of Patio Works, ia belny circulated for vignatnres, asking that Seo. 3 of the Lachine Canal be doopened to 19 feet up toast. Gabriol Locks, thus affording acoommodation for boa- going vossels along the front of factorics and Jumber-yards, Sir A, ‘U. Galt ig about to tyne « pamphlet in roply to the various attacks wade wpou hin iu roferenco to bis former publiehed address, and treating further of tho great quostious thercin dirousacd, pig EXCITEMENT AT BATON ROUGE, New Onvvans, Murch 20.—The Picayune's Taton Rouge special of the 20th says: "A moustor mnasa-mootlug was bold boro this moru- ing to receive the ton gentlomon arrosted let Saturday and taken to Now Orloaus by the United Btatoa Marshal Hundreds of pcople came from thoir homes in tho country to join the citizona of the town in recolving the tou representatives of the poople, Tho steamer Loe, which brought the geutlomen to their homies, landed here at 7 o'clock. A committoa of won wont aboard and took charye of tho re- turned gontlemen, As they marched ashore thoy wore grocted with cheers, ealyos of artil+ lery, and music.” ———— THE CENTENNIAL BALE, Memymts, Tenn, March 29.—Tho award of $1,000 for the best bule of cotton grown tu this district, offered by the Memphis Cotton Ex- change, for exhibition at the Philadelphia Cen- tonoial, was made to-day to Williom ‘laylor,, of Leo County, Ark, Tho competition waa vory good, there being thirty-two bales presentod. Phe Committoo utate that, ag regardy etaplo, color, and bundling. this balo is au oar perfoo~ tion as possible, Tho balo was entorod by J. J. Blovle & Co.,. and tho occasiun was celebrated by the importing houso of iI, Farstentelm & Go., furnishing 8 liboral supply of Charles Farres' best champagne to titan the prize Centennial halo, Gtoason. ico the noxt meeting bo, hold o'clock. Justice Pollok, submitted to the papers passod over to him by ex-Town Clerk D'Wolf, THE SOUTH TOWN. The Board of Audit Begins by Correeting the Town Clerk’s Records; And Noxt Fishes Up Somo Dogus Core tiflcates Made Ont by ‘Little Too." N Evans? Report Referred to a Committes for Inyestlgation. An ndjournod meoting of tho South To) Board of Audit was hotd yostorday aftornood at tho office, No, 204 LaSallo atroot. Prosont: Justices D'Wolf, Haines, Foote, Wallaco, Pollak, and Meech, Supervisor Ryan, aud Town-Clorit Absent : Justice Summerfield. CONNECTING TUE RECORDS, Aflor the roading of tho minutcy, Justice Wal- Ince objoctod to that part of thom which noted tho fact that cortain certificates had beon mado in favor of the town officers. Justice Pollak said that he novor presonted a cortain rosotution attributed to Lim. Juatico Mooch said that tho minutes were all wrong, aad that they wero purposely eo,—that was tho way he chose to put it. ‘Tho minutes oa to the records of the cortificates woro wholly wrong, and had no sort of business in tho clork’s books at all. [Tho mattor about which this discussion aroro wad tho statement in the minutos that at varl- ous and cortain mostings of tho Bosrd, about Sept. 1 last, rosolutions wero introduced and paveod showing that tho officors in thom named had been votod tho sums named at the rogular meoting in August, On oxplanation it apponred that thero was no rosson for ‘putting anything of the kind in tho minutos of tho Board, for tho simple reason that no such Teso- lutions wore over introduced, voted on, or possod. What it grew out of was tho fact that at various Umes betwoon tho fall mectings the town officors, whose estimates had boon ap- proved st tho August mocting, had drawn up panere cortifying that tho sume in thom namod boon catimated for, and had carried those papers around to tho,varlous Justices for sigua- tures until thoy had gotten a majority of tho Board (or five persons) on each papor, Inao- much aa this action waa not taken at any roga- Inr inoeting, it did not appoar that it should havo beon mado to appear so on tho records.) . ‘ho ‘Town Clerk acknowledged that the min- utes wore nots perfect rocord of the procecd- ings of the meotinga, Tho matter of the cortifi- cates was put on the record aftor tho moeotiugs woro hold. Justice Haines sald that the cortificates wero nothing but ministerial acta ; they did not carry ‘with them any approval of the sums voted. Justloo Wallace said that he wanted the ac- counta properly audited ; he wished to show to riimbling citizens that the work of tho Board ad boen honestly done, Ho then moved that tho minutes be rojectod. Carried, Justice Meooh said that thore wera no certifi- estes brought bofora any of tho moctings. Ho moved that all that part of tho recorda which roforrad to certifioates bo atrickon out, Justice Pollak moved that tho original minutes be revised and rewritten in accordance with tho facta in the cago. Carried. Justice Haines moved that the Clork presont tho minutos to the noxt meoting. Carriod, On motion of Justico Haines, Assessor Phil- lips was authorized to alt in tho Boara in place of Juslico Summerfield, who was absout. COLLECTOR BVANE read his account showiug, ax he said, oxaotly the amounts ho had paid out, and for which ho bold receipta, Ho ndded thot tho mon named in bis uccounts wore in every caso willing to swear to thoir claims, ‘the amount of the items was $11,982.63. Justice Mooch asked Mr. Evana how much ‘was to como from tho county and park authori- tles 28 tho 2 por cent due the town for collec- tion of thoir taxes. A Evans roplied thot there would bo soma $7,000. In ropty to a question, Collector Evans said that ho had colloctod for oll acoounts $1,077,000, Auseasor Phillips moved that tho account be audited, Justica Wallace objectad and moved aa an amendnient that the accounts be roferred to a comniitteo of three for examination, Juetion Vooto wald that ho would prefer to linea the account backed up by on aflidavit from Evang. Justico Wallace rathor insisted on 8 proper auditing of tho account and had no objection to tho afidavit, Ile deemed it imposulble that a thorough examination of tho accounts could bo madoin an hour, as suggestod by Justice Islnos, and demanded that a caroful inspovtion of each itom bo bad. Justice Wallnce’a motion provailod, and tho Chair appointed os the Committes Justicon Wal. lace, Afooch, and Joote, sud thoy wora instructed to roport in writing of tho noxt mooting. Tho Chairman said that ho uudorstood that a roport was duo from tho Supervisor. SUPERVISOR RYAN sald that he underatood that the report was duo to hia successor whon olocted, and to the new Boatd; and not to tho prosont Board, In tho sbsonco of tho law on the subject, this oxplana- tion provaltod. Following is tho statomont of roceipts and expenditnros of tho Supervisor's office far tha year: ‘Total amount of town monoy received, . Total amouns expended es per vouchcra, Amount on band, On motion of Just fooch, it was Friday evoulug at 7 JOE GQUEMICT, Supervisor Ryau, in answor ton request from ard two Grneohut. Tho first wasn formal certificate thatthe ‘Town Board ind,’ ato imoeting hold Muy 1, 1874, audited "A. J. Corrignn’s bill of €6,000 for porvices na Town Assessor. Tho signatures of John Schauk, Supervisor: Calvin J. Charles Haines, Charles 13, Daggott, Justices; and A. J. Corrigan, Agscsaor, wero written by Gruenhut, and without the con- sont and authorization of tho owners of the numes, making a protty cloar prima-facto caso of forgery ugainst ‘* Little Joo,” Attho same tine tho Supervisor submitted a papor purporting to be a certificate of audit of dato Aug. 31, 1874, covering various accounts to the amount of £35,360. The namo of John Scliank wlgned to this was also in Gruenhut's handwriting, and was, liko the othors, a protty cloar proof of forgery, inasmuch as Scbanic did not authorize the use of hia namo by the man who wroto it. ‘Cho papors wore closely oxamined by the Jus- tices, and Mossra, D’Wolf ‘aud Haines promptly ropudiuted the signaturca said to havo buon -taudo by thom, Collector Evans’ uamo boing on tho papor with the others, ho was roquested to gay what ho know about the matter, and ox- plained that Gruenkut had come to him with tho papor purporting to bo signa by the Jus- ticoa, und bo Lad signed lus name at the bottom. Home question arose aa to whether any uso had boon made of the documents which would conatitute “uttoring” thom in the eyo of the Inw, aud at length it was voted to submit tho wholo mattor to the Supervisor and ‘Town Cleric for inveutigation, with Instructions to roport at next meeting. ‘On motion of Assessor Phillips, the Board then adjonraed, ——>—__——. THE FATHER OF WATERS. Mempms, March 29,—Tho rigo in tho rivor le vory blow, but has almost reached the danger- Mino, aud reports from above show the prosont flood will excood that. of Vobruary or last August, and, ag alt tributarios below hero are ot flood-tido, there is much uneasinogs below here among planters, The cut-off mado at Dovil's Elbow Inst Saturday is now a mile wido, and alt toate ga through tt, Tho rivor lu now 33 foot 12 inches, _———— TURPENTINE. Wroanwaton, N. C,, Murch 29,—BSplrite turpen- tine quiet at 30!¢ conta, pc Dyspepsia Destroys the Tooth, iinless ita eifucta are countoracted by that puro vege- tabla tonto and antiseptic Bozodont, No bodily dle ease can finpalr them if this antidote to all corrosive blaments that sch upon the enamel fs regularly ap rs B, Itudron, of Momphis, 7 a E, Hudron, phils, Teany aged 2 yeary ural abt otetock p. my from B19 Watoutat, erupts nis, an pleaso cone J Himore papery ENGLI-March 29, at No, 603 North Lagaiy Mrs, Augnata M., wife of Christian En Std tor et Benjamin Borel, alo and daughe Foneral notice hereafter, OFPENHEIMER—At 10:00 p,m, March 2A, Bie, Leg PeMeaL rom: the redial No, 111 ie t NOT m the lence No, a Thursday, March 30, at 10a, m. by. carriages tole MN, Friends of the family are invited to attend, CRESSWHIL—March 29, of acartet fover, Edin, only fon of Joseph and Clara Crosswell, aged 4 yeu BEAZLEY—Maroh 29, infant aon of J.G, A. Deszioy." i of FG, and Jennie a ORE. Taeitays Merely ier brother's dence, of consumption, Charles tt 3 and Biante oy ‘ =: "4 h mBed 2 yoarg Funeral services Thureday morning at 11 0% Pe eet et tte a la T- Montroal end Costienoke papers copy, WALSU—At hla residonco, No, 315 Went Sizternth. at, Tuesday, March 28, a¢ 5:30 p.m., Mark J, Walsh, aged 27 years. Funeral from hia renktonen, on Thursday, 2011, am, by cars to Calvary, invited to attend, WRIGHT—Tho fanoral of Mra, Harriet 1. wright wilt tako place on Friday morning, March St, at 1029 o'clock, nt No, 333 Wert Adame-at, Frionda of the farnlly aro invited to attond without further notice, “POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENTS, ALDERMANIC. To Wittiam Metzner, Haq. ‘Wo, the undersigned citizens and voters and rel dlonts of th slxth Ward in the Gity of Chicago, Cook County, M,, do leroby respectfully request” your Honoe to socept the noruination for Aldortnan of ont ward, as wo trust. the honesty of your name and ‘will warmly support you, hoping that yo grant our wishoa and accopt, and we will renin rs truly ote, Henry Os Yattormointer, William alk, Wilhtam Darckerding, Willlam Wodemnyer, p. W. Zuttormeister, J, Lanyoko, U, Danser, H. Bobreos, Josoph Potanski, and 200 moro, RATIFIOATION MEETING. Grand ratifteation mans-meoting of the Republicans of the Sizth, Seventh, and Eighth Wards will bo held at Sack'a Hell, corner of ‘Cwontleth and Lrown atree Friday evening, to ratify ths nominations of the Wert ‘Town Republican Convention. ‘Tho ion, A. L, Mor non, Thompeon, aud tho neminces will bo Present ty speak, d ty lends oF the famtiy FIRST WARD, ‘Tho #ret Ward consolidated Republican Clab wi) hold an sdjourned mocting at Union Hall, southeuy cornor of Mouros and lark stroota, this oventng a hialf-past 7 o'clock, to soloct two candidates for Alder. men from ton names to be roported by the Commilir, of Seven appointed for that purpose, All who nre in, torested in eolecting good men for the candidates slignld bo present, iy order of tha Executive Gra, 0. Dy requ of (eet ed and Tepubll ly reque o Becond. Ward Republican Ch tho Hon. Elilott Anthony will, Friday evening oy o'clock, st Lonnott’s Medical College, No, 611 and si} Btste slrost, deliver an nddrees upon the Municil Government of tho Clty of Ohicsgo, in which he wil overhaul all of tho dopsratmonts, ‘and city Dances, and show what offices ought to be abolished, and how tho expenses of the city can bo roduced, Thy Mayor of the city and all of the ox-Afayors, and heady of tho departments, al] in suthority, and tho citizens gonerally, sro iuvited to be present, THE FOURTH WARD—J, W. STEWART. To John W. Stewart, No. @ Kite Park—Dean Bra: ‘Tho undersigned, tax-payers sud voters of the Fourth ‘Ward, respectfully request you to pormit tho use of your hamo as a candidate for Aldorman, to represent ‘Said ward in tho City Legislature, to bo elected on ths third Tuesday in, April 1876, Bellovying tuat you wi) truly ropresont tho interesta of the tax-payer! in the ward, aud that your candidscy will be supported ty alarge majority of tho voters, we hava taken this modo of expreesing aur clicico in the premises; QO, H. Hall, W. H, Berryman, G. BM. Porter, U.P, Bintih, James A, Tucker Bf, D., Andro Matteson, Ty a. ferriman, Edward 0, Mitcholl, T. 12, Trine, 8. G. Bailoy, D, Pecl, V. ¥. Baril, J. OC. Bue roughs, H, H. Hall, BH. Halistury, Goorge W Hor. man, Jolin W, Moore, E, W, Fobes & Co, ‘Smit, ¥, 8, Pool, Join M, St, John, Wiliam W. ‘Neighbour, D, Mowray, Edvwai 1, Bogart, Wiliam Th . Woe, F. Be ‘Matteson, P,P, Van Week, . Witt, 8. 8, Bchom, Jotin 8. Welle, A, Boyer, 8, 1, Hoardman, Mason Loeb, Nelson Bostwick, J. A. Drown, O, 1, Browse, Inmes W, Comb, ‘M, Wilcox, James Wallaco, Edwin her, A.D, Eddy, Thome Contin, ‘Hiram Jackman, William Duulap, ‘George W. North: ‘AM. BD. Boardman, A. B.faxyer A. J. Sawyer, J, A, Cook, I. D., EU Smith, Calvin De Wolf, Peter i ‘Witt, A, F, Brown,W, F, Poole,D, L, Shorey,R, B. Be! Robert Foator, sidney Briggs, #. 8, Bartlett, JW, an, Joreph B, Hunt, M. A, Pratt, John Long, B. Leger, W. J, Gratiom, A, Ti. Brasi, & W, riggs, A. AV, Warren, Gvorge Bornton, Wesley de Briggs, J. H, Meaning, J. W. Dirvers, D, Copeland, A. K. St, Jolin, D.D, Thompson, Thomas Lawrenes, P.O, Huntington, W, A. Coate, Gcorze HH. Bary, Charles If, Swift, E, Ml, Boyart, J. H, Manderills, B, W. Nelvon, 2. 3, Nolion, and F, Barhyat. No, 8 EutaaPanx, March 23.—Mesers, C, #. Moll J.C, Burroughs, und others: Unving fully consldere ed the abovo unvolicited roquest, I have, wilh much Tellictatice, concluded that {f Ioan in any way pi Fuole ihe Honest. aud economfeat. admtuistention af ¢ho affaires of tha city it ia my duty to do so, and will therefore leave the matter in your bande. Werpede fully, J. W. STEWART, SIXTH WARD PRIMARIES, The primary election of tho now sixth Wart wl be held ‘Tuccilay, April 4, ot 772 South Malsted strech ©, Tegtinyer, J. Vanderpool, Je., and ¥, Musick are Sudgos af Election, § WARD, Tho Sixth Ward Nenublican Club meste at Iesde quarters, No, 61 South’ Malstod street, this evening for tho stloction of two candidates for Alderman snd delegates for the City Convontion. Orto Haaser, Secretary, TWELFTH WARD. The Twelfth (old Thirteenth) Ward Mopnbilleas Cinb will mect nt Owsloy's Hall, corner Madison and Robey utrouts, this evening, FIFTEENTH WARD, ‘The Fifteenth Ward ltepublican Clob will bolle meoting this evening in tho building on the southwest cornor of Sophia and Mohawk streets, All Nepublio ana aro invited toattend, — V, Bl, Rran, President, SIXTEENTH WARD. A Nepollican meeting will be hula nt Byes Hell, corner Glybourn ayoutio and Larrubeu ctrech tit evening. CELLDRATED — throughout the Uniou—exprosael to uf parts, 1 1b ond upword at a5, 40, he er tb. Ardrest orders GUNTHER, Cualece Honor, Onteago, ‘ AUOGTION SALES. A OR ee anaes WM. A. BUSTERS & CO, AUCTIONEERS, 18 £129 WABASH-AV, REGULAR TRADE SALE, STAPLE & FANCY DRY GOODS, Fine Custom-Hade Clothing, Merchant Tailors’ sit, 50 CASES MEN'S, BOYS" ond YOUTHS VUR AND WOOL HATS, Dosirnblo Line of Boots, Shoes, oto. ‘At Auction, THURBDAY MONNING, Marcli 20, 08 9:32 O'clock, at’ our Salosrooms, 116 aud 120 Wabsah- Hy northeast oorner of Madison-st, ‘The above aré frewit oud derirable goods, ta le sold without relerre for ca, WAL A, BUTTERS & CO,, Auctionvers, BUTTERS & COS REGULAR SATURDAY SALE, HOUSEHOLD GOODS Now Furniture, New and Used Oarpets: Handsome Pianos, Ofl Paintings, Stoves, and Othor Merchandisa. SATURDAY MORNING, April 1, at 00 o'clock A100 abet BY GP, GORE & CO. 8 and 10 Wabsah-ay, Ou THURSDAY, March 30, at 91-2 Otel ‘Wo shall offer a very largo and complote assortinen! Household Furnitur 8. Cali and examtuo our Iarge and fine stock. Dooke Gases, Walnut Wardrabos, elegant Parlor faults, 808 Chambor, Hote, Marblo-Top ‘Tables, Lounges, AY Chairs, Walnut Vedetouds, Bureaus, Whatuots, Hale ‘Crees, Mattresacs, Hprings, Extonaton and Broaxtat ‘yabled, Dresaing-Casea, Oilleo and Parlor Desks, Sho" Gascs,[Carpets, Floor and Statr O1l-Oloths, Mirrors « G, 2, GORE & CO» ‘Auctioneers By BUISON, POMEROY & CO. Auctioncers, 84 and 80 Randolph-at. Friday Morning, March 31, at 9:50 oclk. Our Rogular Weokly Auction Bale. NEW AND USED FURNITUR#, Carpets, anid General Housakeeping Goods. New Parlor Suits, Kew Chauber wih, inges, Kofas, Wardrobes, Biarble-top Tables yoy ete,, etc. Pianow, Oftice and Library Del Cantey Fanoy Tables, Orockery, Gisss and ato Warts Gonoral Dforchandiss, ete. “DEATHS. BOWLES—Mra, 8. J. Bowles, wife of F, A. Bowles No. 87 Grand Houlovard, of consumption, aged 27, a Burlington (VE) avers pluse copy. BHEPARD—Io ty, Murch 23, 1676, U1 ERRAND eos Be clld- Ada A, Bhopirds teed months, Fan from No, 361 West Kaudo}; » tod ea CE Ly cuties te itanionk ‘Ey Now Haven (Coun.) papers please copy, HUDSON—March 38, of pneumonia, Marlon Haynes | 23 the late | Budson, youngest daughter of Marion 1, end “By WM. CATALOGUE HALE OF ELEGANT FURNITURE, ‘At the private residence, No, 23 PINE-ST. crm! Sols, North Bide, wos postponed wt ‘i Thursday Morning, at 100 clock an ‘all acl, ruin, Lailor shine, At which use vo spay aldcave of 4. 0, alubans Ets Pinos A Auconec, WA. B, Ht STEPS A ee an